Macaulay Culkin Reveals John Candy Was First to Notice His Dad’s ‘Monster’ Behavior

By Alexandra Bellusci Published Sep. 5, 2025, 12:53 p.m. ET Culkin spoke about his time filming the John Hughes comedy in Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds’ new documentary, “John Candy: I Like Me.” SNIP “He showed a lot of respect. When you’re eight years old, you don’t really get respect, whether it’s in a workplace or just from adults and grown-ups in general. You felt invited in,” Culkin expressed. Elsewhere in the film, Culkin shared he felt “paternal” vibes from Candy, especially when it came to dealing with his now estranged father, Christopher “Kit” Culkin, during the early days in...